εξώστης
See also: ἐξώστης
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Byzantine Greek ἐξώστης (exṓstēs, “balcony”),[1] from Koine Greek ἐξώστης (exṓstēs, “platform of ship or for docking ships”), from Ancient Greek sense "one who drives out". From stem ἐξωσ- of the ancient verb ἐξωθέω, ἐξωθῶ (exōthéō, exōthô, “force out”).[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]εξώστης • (exóstis) m (plural εξώστες)
- balcony of a building (especially for public speeches)
- (theater) balcony
- (theatre, by extension) people in these seats
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | εξώστης (exóstis) | εξώστες (exóstes) |
| genitive | εξώστη (exósti) | εξωστών (exostón) |
| accusative | εξώστη (exósti) | εξώστες (exóstes) |
| vocative | εξώστη (exósti) | εξώστες (exóstes) |
Related terms
[edit]- and see: εξωθώ (exothó, “force out”)
References
[edit]- ^ εξώστης, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ εξώστης - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
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